FIGHT CLUB: Violent youths have been gathering for fights on the streets of Blackburn [CASCADE]

The page, which could be easily accessed via the popular social media website, features 43 videos of bare knuckle fights.

The videos, which the site claims are to 'entertain' online users, mainly contain footage of teenager and young people.

Fight Central has started a worrying trend for youths, who have started filming each other in wildly violent encounters.

Similar to the 'happy slapping' trend, which saw groups of teens assault and humiliate unsuspecting victims while recording the incidents on camera phones.

The voyeuristic page has been on Facebook since January 2, but has already attracted 43 videos of extreme violence; ranging from CCTV brawls, gangs of young people recording fights between themselves and scraps recorded on the camera phones of passers by.

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FIGHT: Many of the videos feature teenage boys [CASCADE]

Fight Central was taken down earlier today, following a barrage of negative feedback from appalled cyber surfers.

Before it was removed, the admin of the page had boasted: "Fight Central is a Facebook page which regularly uploads fights that have been recorded by anyone.

"People can send in fights for us to upload for your entertainment! Please note that we do not encourage the act of fighting without professional or qualified supervision."

“It's very difficult to control what goes on the internet but this is terrible for residents that see people fighting on their street in broad daylight”

Jack Straw, Blackburn MP

Residents of Lancashire, where a glut of the videos were recorded, have spoken out against the violent page.

One of the most disturbing videos displayed footage of boys of just 16-years-old throwing rapid and brutal blows at each other's face, while spurred on by an audience of around 50 other teens.

Duncan Roberts, who lives in the area where the fight took place, revealed the trend was causing much anxiety for local residents.

He said: "There's a small group of young men around here that treat bare knuckle fighting as a hobby or a sport.

"It's a worrying trend round here that more young lads are getting into.

"I suppose they don't have much else - they have no work, no money."

Another local resident, who felt too intimidated to reveal her identity added: "The video doesn't surprise me at all. I've only lived here for a year and I'd say that half of those weekends I've seen a fight in some form or another on the streets.

SCARY: The planned fights are starting to alarm locals [CASCADE]

SLAMMED: Jack Straw has labelled the videos 'very sad' [CASCADE]

"The police presence is pretty poor and not much seems to get done about it."

Although nearby police forces have begun investigating the video footage, no arrests have been made.

Former Home Secretary Jack Straw, who is now Blackburn MP, said that the footage was 'very sad'.

"I just think that this is very depressing and I wonder if the individuals involved realise just how sad they are.

"It's very difficult to control what goes on the internet but this is terrible for residents that see people fighting on their street in broad daylight."

Dave Rogers, father of a boy who was killed in Blackburn back in 2010 after a receiving a single punch to the head, is deeply saddened by the promotion of violence.

"It is such an unhealthy development and you have to wonder if these people have really thought about the consequences.

"The key lesson from Adam's death was that one punch can kill.

"I don't know what can be done about it but I wish that I could tell each of them Adam's story and the potential danger they are getting themselves into."